The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration due to a lack of adequate medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right lower extremity neurological disability, as well as outstanding VA treatment records.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient evidence to establish the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed right lower extremity neurological disability, including whether it is related to service or service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity neurological disability, right lower extremity sensory loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19191312
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
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